Scarf-pin



(No Model.)

H. V. ASEIBY.`

SGAR? PIN.

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HARRY VINCENT ASI-IBY, OF ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA.

SPECIFICATION forming part 0f Letters Patent N0. 556,080, dated March10, 1896. Application filed May 8, 1895` Serial No. 548,577. (No model.)

To all whom, t may concer-n:

Beit known that 1, HARRY VINCENT AsHBY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Erie, in the county of Erie and State of Pennsylvania, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Scarf-Pins, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention .consists in a novel scarf-pin having as its leadingfeatures a gure with limbs or members and means for imparting motion tothe movable members through a hidden connection with some source ofpower while the pin is in the necktie or scarf. The figure may be arepresentation of an animal or human being, or it may be of somefanciful design or some mechanical device. The movement of the figure ispreferably effected by means of a small reciprocating motor connected tothe movable members. In one form of the invention a piston or plunger isused which is reciprocated by means of an air supply conveyed throughthe pin, which fastens the device to the scarf. In another form themovement may be supplied electrically, and in a third form the desiredmovement may be imparted by means of a thread for drawing the members inone direction, a spring being arranged to move them in the otherdirection.

VI shall now proceed to describe the invention in detail, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a frontview of a pin, showing one form of the invention. Fig. 2 is an enlargedrear view of the form shown in Fig. 1, the guard being removed. Fig. 3is a sectional side view of the forms shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Figs. 4.and 5 are views similar to Fig. 3, showing other forms of the invention;and Figs. 6 and 7 are front and rear views, respectively, showing stillanother form of the invention.

Referring to Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive, 1 indicates a body-piece, and 2movable members7 which are connected to the body-piece in therear insuch a manner that they may swing outward, downward, or upward whenpower is applied to them. As shown, the parts 2 are the arms and legs ofa figure, and they are pivotally connected to the body-piece. Themembers 2 are provided with rearwardly-proj ecting pins 3, which engagewith slots 4 in a plate 5, the object of the plate being to impartsimultaneous movement to all of the moving members 2.

The body-piece 1 is supported from the pin proper, 6, by means of abracket 7. In the rear of the gure there is a guard-plate 8 ofsuiiicipent extent to prevent the scarf or tie from interfering with themovements of the meinbers of the figure. .This guard-plate is preferablyattached t0 the upper end of the pin proper by passing the pin through aperforation in the guard and then soldering or otherwise securelyconnecting them.

In Figs. 2 and 3 I have shown a plunger 9 connected to the plate 5 andextending into the cylindrical opening in the upper end of the pinproper, the pin being hollow so that air-pressure may be transmittedthrough it. The plunger is provided with a collar 10 which limits itsdownward movement and also forms a surface for the air to play upon ifthere is anyle'alage around the plunger, in which case the collar aidsin lifting and operating the figure.

After the pin is inserted through the scarf or tie a tube 11 isconnected to the lower end of the pin and the air in the pin and tube isalternatelycompressed and rarefled by means of a bulb 12, which vmay becarried in the pocket. When the bulb is compressed, the air-pressureforces up'the plunger 9 and causes the members 2 of the gure to bethrown up. When the pressure is released, the plunger is drawn downwardand the members drop, being aided also by gravity.

In Fig. Lthe construction is the same as in Figs. 2 and 3, exceptingthat instead of the air-motor a spring-motor is used. A small spring 13presses the plate 5 normally upward, and to move the limbs a thread 14is attached to the spring or to the movable plate 5 to draw said platedown.

In Fig. 5 the plate 5 is provided with an armature 15, and it is drawnup to move the limbs by means of an electromagnet 16 operated by acircuit 17, battery 18 and push-button 19, the battery and push-buttonbeing suitable to carry in the pocket.

Figs. 6 and 7 show a figure having one movable member 2, which ispivoted to the bodypiece 1 and 'which may be thrown up at will byair-pressure applied to the plunger 9, as described above.

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The operation of my invention has been set forth in connection with thedescription.

The invention is susceptible of many changes and modications in itsdetails, and therefore I do not desire to limit myself to the preciseconstruction an d arrangement of parts illustrated and described in theabove speciiication.

That I claim, an'd desire t0 secure by Let ters Patent, is-

l. In a scarf-pin, the combination with the body-piece iixedly supportedupon the pin proper, a movable member or members pivotally connected tothe rear of the body-piece, a reciprocating motor supported upon the pinand connected with the movable member or members, and a guard-platelocated in front of the pin proper and in the rear of said motor an dmovable members, whereby said members are prevented from engaging withthe scarf, substantially as described.

t?. In a scarf-pin, the combination with the pin proper having a passagetherethrough7 of the body-piece Iixedly connected to said pin, membersmovably connected to the rear o1.' the bodypiece, a plunger adapted toreciprocate in the upper end of the pin-opening, connections between.said plunger and the movable members, and means for increasing anddecreasing the ai r-pressure under the plunger whereby the movablemembers maybe operated, substantially as described.

In a scarf-pin, the combination with the pin proper having an openingtherethrough and eonst-itutin g an air-tube, of th e body-piece ixedlysupported upon the pimmembers movably connected to the rear of thebody-piece, a plunger 9 adapted to slide in the tubular openin g of thepin and having a collar 10 arranged to rest normally upon the upper endof the pin, connections between said plunger and the movable members,and means for varyin g the air-pressure in the pin whereby the plungermay be reciprocated, substan tially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HARRY VINCENT ASHBY.

lVitnesses:

Ton T. SPENCER, W. D. MURPHY.

